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I.              Pre-Listening Exercises

1. Where does this news program take place?
R: A; at a shopping center

2. How does the young girl, Elizabeth, celebrate this holiday with her family?

R: B; they visit close relatives

3. What does Johnny and his family eat on this day?
 R: A; turkey

4. What sentence best describes Steven's feelings about Christmas?
R: C; It`s a day when people think of others without waiting for a gift in re      turn.

5. The final young woman says that the best thing about Christmas is:
R: B; having a vacation from school

Holiday Traditions: Thanksgiving and Christmas

My father has always been very ____ generous_________ to others. He always gives his time and money to those in need.

I want to go _____ sledding__________ after lunch. It should be a great day because there is a lot of snow on the hill, and everyone is traveling really fast down it.

When I was little, my parents didn't want me to find my presents, so they tried to _____hide_________ them in their closet, but I always figured out where they put them.

What does Thanksgiving  _____ mean____ to you? For some, it represents a time to remember your blessings.

How does your family ____celebrate_____ Christmas?

Thanksgiving and Christmas: Holiday Traditions

Mixed-up Sentence Exercise

1: How does your family  celebrate Christmas?

Thanksgiving and Christmas: Holiday Traditions

Matching Exercise

Our family loves to go __sledding___ down snowy hills.

Where should we _____hide______ the gifts so the children don't find them?

Is there anything special or _particular____ that you do for the holidays?

We _____celebrate____ birthdays by eating cake and icecream.

What does this celebration _____mean____ to you?

Holiday Traditions

News reporter: Hello. This is Charles Richards from Channel 7 News, and were down here, uh, at the City Mall interviewing people on how they celebrate Christmas. And, uh, hi young lady. What ir your name?
Young girl: Elizabeth Carter
News reporter: And, uh, Elizabeth, uh. How does your family celebrate Christmas?
Young girl: We go sledding  and we go over to my grandparents' house and have dinner with them.
News reporter: Well, that, is great, and let me ask this young man. Hi, whant ir your name? [Johnny] And Johnny, how old are you?
Johnny: Five
News reporter: And, uh, does your family eat anything particular for Christmas?
Johnny: Turkey...
News reporter: And what does Christmas meat to you?
Young girl: Going to my grandma's and making their breakfast.
News reporter: Going to grandma's and making breakfast. And let me ask another young man. Hi, what is your name? [Steven] Okay, and Steven, What does Christmas mean to you?
Steven: Giving but not expecting to get.
News reporter: Now, that's kind of hard for a young man like yourself. What does that mean: Giving by not expecting?
Steven: Well, one thing that we do is secret giving.
News reporter: Secret diving? Now how does that work in your family?
Steven: We sneak up to the porch of somebody that we want to give to, we put the gift that we want to give to them, ring the doorbel, and hide.
News reporter: Ring the doorbel and hide? Uh, so you're not expecting something; you just want to be generous to someone else. Is that right?
Steven: Yeah, That's correct
News reporter: And let's interview one more. And, uh, how do you celebrate Christmas? What is the best thing about Christmas and what does it meat to you?
Child: It means getting off from school!!
News reporter: Getting off from school?! Do you all feel that way?
Group of children: Yeah!!
Young girl: Because I hate Homework
News reporter: Yeah. Well, taht alt here from the City Mall. Channel 7 reporting.